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G ate s 1 B ill G ate s P ro fe sso r P ang E N G L& 1 02 2 2 A pril 2 022 S tu dent M enta l H ealt h S tu dent m enta l h ealt h i s a c rit ic a l i s su e t h at r e quir e s a tte ntio n a nd i n te rv e ntio n f r o m v a rio us e ntit ie s, i n clu din g n onpro fit o rg aniz a tio ns a nd g ove rn m ent a gencie s. T he T a co m a, W A a re a h as s e ve ra l o rg aniz a tio ns a nd a gencie s t h at w ork t o w ard s a ddre ssin g s tu dent m enta l h ealt h i s su es. I n t h is e ssa y, I w ill a naly ze t h re e s u ch e ntit ie s a nd t h eir e ff o rts i n t h is a re a. T he f ir s t o rg aniz a tio n i s t h e C ris is C lin ic o f t h e P enin su la s. T his n onpro fit o rg aniz a tio n o ff e rs m enta l h ealt h a nd c ris is i n te rv e ntio n s e rv ic e s t o s tu dents i n t h e T a co m a a re a. T heir s e rv ic e s i n clu de a 2 4-h our c ris is h elp lin e, s u pport g ro ups, a nd c o unse lin g s e rv ic e s. T he C ris is C lin ic o f t h e P enin su la s h as a t e am o f t r a in ed p ro fe ssio nals w ho p ro vid e i m media te h elp a nd s u pport t o s tu dents i n c ris is s it u atio ns. A ddit io nally , t h e o rg aniz a tio n o ff e rs t r a in in g a nd e duca tio nal r e so urc e s t o s tu dents , p are nts , a nd e duca to rs o n t o pic s r e la te d t o m enta l h ealt h a nd c ris is i n te rv e ntio n. T he s e co nd o rg aniz a tio n i s t h e T a co m a-P ie rc e C ounty H ealt h D epartm ent. T his g ove rn m ent a gency p ro vid es m enta l h ealt h s e rv ic e s a nd r e so urc e s t o s tu dents i n t h e T a co m a a re a. T heir s e rv ic e s i n clu de m enta l h ealt h a sse ssm ents , c o unse lin g, a nd t r e atm ent f o r v a rio us m enta l h ealt h c o ndit io ns. T he T a co m a-P ie rc e C ounty H ealt h D epartm ent a ls o o ff e rs e duca tio nal p ro gra m s a nd r e so urc e s t o s tu dents , p are nts , a nd e duca to rs o n t o pic s r e la te d t o m enta l h ealt h a nd w elln ess. T he t h ir d o rg aniz a tio n i s t h e N atio nal A llia nce o n M enta l I lln ess ( N AM I) P ie rc e C ounty . T his n onpro fit o rg aniz a tio n p ro vid es s u pport, e duca tio n, a nd a dvo ca cy f o r i n div id uals a nd f a m ilie s a ff e cte d b y m enta l i lln ess. N AM I P ie rc e C ounty o ff e rs v a rio us s u pport g ro ups a nd e duca tio nal p ro gra m s, i n clu din g a y o uth a nd y o ung a dult s u pport g ro up t h at s p ecif ic a lly t a rg ets G ate s 2 t h e m enta l h ealt h n eeds o f y o ung p eople . T he o rg aniz a tio n a ls o a dvo ca te s f o r p olic ie s a nd l e gis la tio n t h at s u pport i n div id uals w it h m enta l i lln ess a nd t h eir f a m ilie s. A ll t h re e o rg aniz a tio ns p la y a c rit ic a l r o le i n a ddre ssin g s tu dent m enta l h ealt h i s su es i n t h e T a co m a a re a. T hey p ro vid e a r a nge o f s e rv ic e s, i n clu din g c ris is i n te rv e ntio n, c o unse lin g, a nd e duca tio nal r e so urc e s, t h at s u pport s tu dents ' m enta l h ealt h a nd w ell- b ein g. M ore ove r, t h ey w ork t o w ard s r e ducin g t h e s tig m a a sso cia te d w it h m enta l i lln ess a nd p ro m otin g a w are ness a nd u nders ta ndin g o f m enta l h ealt h i s su es. I n c o nclu sio n, n onpro fit o rg aniz a tio ns a nd g ove rn m ent a gencie s p la y a c ru cia l r o le i n a ddre ssin g s tu dent m enta l h ealt h i s su es i n t h e T a co m a a re a. T he C ris is C lin ic o f t h e P enin su la s, t h e T a co m a-P ie rc e C ounty H ealt h D epartm ent, a nd N AM I P ie rc e C ounty a re j u st a f e w e xa m ple s o f t h e e ntit ie s t h at a re w ork in g t o w ard s t h is g oal. T hro ugh t h eir e ff o rts , t h ey a re h elp in g t o c re ate a c o m munit y t h at i s m ore s u pportiv e o f i n div id uals w it h m enta l i lln ess a nd i s c o m mit te d t o p ro m otin g m enta l h ealt h a nd w ell- b ein g.

G ate s 3 W ork s C it e d C ris is C lin ic o f t h e P enin su la s. “ C ris is C lin ic o f t h e P enin su la s.” C ris is C lin ic o f t h e P enin su la s, 2 022, h ttp s://w ww.c ris is clin ic p ie rc e .o rg / . N atio nal A llia nce o n M enta l I lln ess ( N AM I) P ie rc e C ounty . “ N AM I P ie rc e C ounty .” N AM I P ie rc e C ounty , 2 022, h ttp s://n am ip ie rc e .o rg / . T a co m a-P ie rc e C ounty H ealt h D epartm ent. “ M enta l H ealt h S erv ic e s.” T a co m a-P ie rc e C ounty H ealt h D epartm ent, 2 022, h ttp s://w ww.tp ch d.o rg /h ealt h y-p eople /m enta l- h e alt h -s e rv ic e s/ .